Alternate Names : Rhinoplasty

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Septoplasty - Series: Indications

The main indications for nasal surgery are:

• nasal airway obstruction
• septal spur headache
• uncontrollable nosebleeds
• nasal septal deformity in the presence of other intranasal surgery

Nasal airway obstruction is usually the result of a septal deformity that causes breathing by mouth, sleep apnea, or recurrent nasal infections that are slow to respond to antibiotics. A septal spur headache is defined as a headache secondary to pressure from the nasal septum on the linings in side the nose (septal impaction) and relieved by topical (applied to a localized area of the skin) anesthesia on the septal impaction. Other intranasal surgery indicating septoplasty includes polypectomy (removal of a polyp), ethmoidectomy (operation on the ethmoid bone at the superior part of the nasal cavity), turbinate surgery (operation on the concha nasalis), and tumor removal.

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1. Septoplasty - Series
1. Normal anatomy
2. Indications
3. Procedure
4. Aftercare

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